March 2021 Volume 15 Issue 7

Upcoming Dates

Womens History Month/Youth Art Month/ Music in

Our Schools Month

March 1st – Boosterthon Kickoff Day

March 1st-5th – National Say Something Week/ Texas Public School Week / Educational Diagnosticians Week

March 2nd – Texas Indepedence Day / Read Across

America Day

March 2nd – 3rd/4th grade STAAR Math Simulation

& 2nd grade Benchmark – Alternate schedule

March 3rd – 3rd/4th grade STAAR Reading

Simulation – Alternate Schedule

March 5th – End of 3rd Term

March 8th – 4th Term Begins

March 8th – 12th - National School Breakfast Week

March 10th – I Am Pearland ISD Day

March 12th – Virtual Boosterthon Dance-A-Thon

March 14th – Daylight Savings Time Begins

March 15th-19th – Spring Break

March 25th – PTA Meeting @ 7:00

March 26th – Asynchronous Day for all students – students must log in to SeeSaw and complete work by 11:59pm to be counted present

April 2nd – Good Friday – No school

April 5th – I Am Pearland ISD Day April 6th – 4th Grade Writing STAAR

OUR Dance-A-Thon IS OFF AND RUNNING!

Has your Massey Maverick taken action to make a difference? Do they exhibit one of the IB Learner Profiles? We’d love to hear and share about it through our Morning Announcement Shout Outs!

Use this link to Send Your Maverick a Shout Out

Thank you for your support during this important school year. Our fundraising goal is $20,000 for PTA Programs to support our school, and we are already 15% of the way there! Help us keep the momentum! How you can help:

- Register your student on FUNRUN.COM

- Share! Go social to spread the word: Create

a Student Star Video by uploading your

student’s picture and sharing it on

Facebook, through email, or text for a fun,

easy way to ask for a donation from friends,

family, or even local businesses!

- Give online to support our school if you are

able to

Not only are we raising funds for Massey Ranch Elementary, our students are also learning how to live with character through Booster’s new character theme: SportsCity Now—a fitness theme about activating character and an active lifestyle! You can

check out all of this year’s character videos

on FUNRUN.COM.

Students and Parents –

Ms. Grote needs your help in showing

some love towards the Maverick Staff!

Please visit the link for more

information:

Nurse Archer’s Announcements Spring is upon us, so if your student has seasonal allergies please make sure if they take allergy medications that they

receive them before coming to school. Also, make sure to apply sunscreen and mosquito repellant at home before

your student comes to school. Please note that Pearland ISD policy for all medications including over the counter

medications like cough drops need signed documentation from a parent or guardian whose name is on skyward. The

documentation should include when to give the medication, how much to give and state if the medication would

need to be returned home daily. Any medication that is to be given longer than 10 school days must include a doctor’s

signature. Please find the form under Nurse on Massey’s school page or under Health Services on the Pearland ISD

main page.

Spring time reminders from Nurse Archer: Massey Mavericks remember to always wear your helmets while riding

your bikes and Stop, Look and Listen—then use your feet to cross the street.

Have a spectacular spring break. As always feel free to email or call me. archerc@pearlandisd.org or 281-727-1707.

Nurse Archer

Parents please remember the Pearland ISD guidelines for when to keep your kids home. Please see the pearlandisd.org website under Plan to Proceed.

The 3 ways to return to school when absent with illness are as follows: 1. 10-day isolation OR 2. Doctor’s note with alternate diagnosis OR 3. Negative COVID test

If absent from the following symptoms: FEELING FEVERISH OR MEASURED TEMP ≥ 100.0°F, LOSS OF TASTE OR SMELL, COUGH, DIFFICULTY BREATHING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, FATIGUE, HEADACHE, CHILLS, SORE THROAT, CONGESTION OR RUNNY NOSE, SHAKING OR EXAGGERATED SHIVERING, SIGNIFICANT MUSCLE PAIN OR ACHES, DIARRHEA, NAUSEA OR VOMITING

Counselor’s Corner

I am back! It was so nice to have time with my

new baby girl, but it is also so nice to be able to

return to a place of work that I love! Thank you

all for the warm welcome back! During the

month of March, I will continue to see children

as needed. Please reach out to me if you have a

need or concern. Also, “15 Days of Caring” went

very well and I am so proud of our student’s kind

and caring actions! I know I will continue to see

these kind and caring actions continue

throughout the year! If you need me, please

feel free to call the school and ask for me or

email me. Thank you!

evansl@pearlandisd.org

Mark your calendars STAAR Testing is coming up!

4th Grade Writing: April 6th 3rd/4th Grades Math: May 11th

3rd/4th Grades Reading: May 12th

We will start working on running form and

track and field events. We will try to do more outdoor activities as the weather

permits. If you are remote, please be sure

to submit at least one assignment per week

for PE. Have a great spring break!

Coach Osteen - PE

Hola! This month we will learn about different

cycles, seasons and the five senses. Thanks for

your continued support and patience this year.

If your child is on campus, they do not need to

complete the seesaw activities for specials.

Thanks!

Sra. Castillo & Sra. Miller

It will soon be time for one of our favorite weeks of the school year – we’re having a

virtual Scholastic Book Fair in April! Be on the lookout for more information before the end of the month. We have been able to celebrate several classes lately with shout-outs and extra checkouts because all of the students in the class returned their library books on time. Please remember to keep your books in your backpack so that you are ready to turn your

books in on your scheduled library visit. I plan send notices out soon to those students who have lost or misplaced books. I love for all of our students to have the opportunity to have access to our library’s resources each time they visit the library. Last month our 3rd and 4th grade students had the opportunity to vote for their favorite Texas Bluebonnet Book. I’m happy to announce that our students voted for the book New Kid by Jerry Craft as their favorite, with a 3-way tie for

2nd place: A Wolf Called Wander by Rosanne Parry, If I Built a School by Christ Van Dusen, and Stay by Bobbie Pyron. The 2021-22 list is available at https://txla.org/news/2021-2022-texas-bluebonnet-award-master-list-released/

if you would like to begin reading for next year’s vote. Mrs. Gilmore - Librarian

Upcoming Music Concepts: PreK/Kindergarten: High and Low pitch exploration

1st grade: Singing pitch patterns of Sol, Mi, and La

2nd grade: Lines and spaces of the staff

3rd grade: Reviewing reading lines and spaces and applying to pitched percussion 4th grade: Composing music using notation

Happy 2021! Mrs. Maxwell

Hello from the art room where the students are springing into creativity with new and exciting colorful art as we explore elements of art. March has come and spring will soon be in full bloom. The students are working on a heart collaboration project featuring various contemporary pop artists used as inspiration. We are using various tools to create colorful masterpieces. It is also Youth Art Month, also known as YAM. Spring is a wonderful time of the year to get out and explore color. Never forget ~ Get Smart, Create Art…

PTA Happenings MEMBERSHIP AND MEETING

Our next PTA meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 25, at 7:00 PM. This meeting will

be held virtually via Zoom. Please sign up here for the Zoom Link:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0E49ADA62EA0FD0-ptageneral3

Remaining PTA Meeting: May 6th

It’s never too late to join the PTA. We encourage all of our Massey parents to become PTA members and support our school, please join at www.joinpta.org

Thank you for your continued support of our school and local businesses at our Spirit Night events! March 10- Spirit event at MOD pizza, 10:30am-10pm 2682 Pearland Pkwy, Suite#120 Mention Massey Ranch Elementary PTA when ordering, dine in and carryout. March 23 -Raising Canes Spirit Night, 4:30-9pm 9527 Broadway, 77584 Mention Massey Ranch Elementary PTA when ordering! April 7 – Menchie’s on Pearland Parkway April 26 – Gringo’s East Pearland May 4 – Chipotle

MASsey Ranch PTA is On Facebook and Instagram!

Don’t miss your opportunity to order a yearbook!!

If you wish to purchase a book, please order via the following link: https://www.jostens.com/.../202101140422384.../CATALOG_SHOP/

In a school year like no other, this will certainly be a yearbook to remember!

IB Spotlight – By Jennifer Hoot, IB PYP Coordinator

Massey Ranch parents, students and staff showed how generous and caring they

were during our 15 Days of Caring Service project by collecting hygiene items for

the homeless. We collected over 400 toothbrushes and toothpaste tubes, more

than a hundred deodorant bottles, a lot of shampoo and soap, plus much more. I

know that our service partner Crosspoint Church in Pearland will be thrilled when

we make the delivery next week. Thank you all so much for your generosity.

This month parents and students will be focusing on what it means to be an

inquirer.

Students who are INQUIRERS are curious about the world. They can conduct

research independently. They love learning and discovering new things and will

carry this love of learning with them throughout life.

How can parents help to develop students who are inquirers at home?

Encourage areas of your child’s interest by visiting the library to borrow

books that explore these topics.

Develop and understanding of the internet. Work with your son or daughter

when the internet is being used and try to instill the understanding that

some internet sites are not safe or reputable.

Model being an inquirer. Admit when you don’t know the answer to a

problem or a question and seek out the answers in front of your child.